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Documents: Trucker had weapons, police equipment at Kings Island

A man suspected of planning to abduct a child from Kings Island brought numerous weapons, drugs and police equipment with him, according to court documents.

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Updated: 11:32 PM EDT Jul 17, 2013

Documents: Trucker had weapons, police equipment at Kings Island

A man suspected of planning to abduct a child from Kings Island brought numerous weapons, drugs and police equipment with him, according to court documents.

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Updated: 11:32 PM EDT Jul 17, 2013

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WEBVTT PROSECUTORS SAY HE WAS AT KINGSISLAND TO KIDNAP A CHILD.NOW... WE'RE LEARNING EVEN MOREDISTURBING DETAILS ON EXACTLYWHAT WAS FOUND INSIDE THATMAN'S TRUCK... THE NIGHT HE WASARRESTED ... AT THE PARK.WLWT'S KARIN JOHNSON.... JOINSUS WITH WHAT SHE DUG UP.THE SEARCH WARRANT... RELEASEDTO US TODAY IS EVEN MORE CAUSEFOR CONCERN, IT'S SEVERALPAGES - LISTING DOZENS OF ITEMSTHAT OFFICERS FOUND INSIDERODNEY GRISHAMS SEMI - INCLUDINGPOLICE EQUIPMENT.ONLY WLWT WAS THERE ASDETECTIVES COMBED THROUGH RODNEYGRISHAM'S SEMI. WHEN WE BROKETHIS STORY TWO WEEKS AGO...POLICE WOULD ONLY CONFIRM THEYFOUND 3 ILLEGAL GUNS---ALLLOADED, DRUGS AND 4000 ROUNDS OFAMMUNITION. TONIGHT... WE'VELEARNED COPS TOOK A LOT MOREFROM THE TRUCK INCLUDING...THREE KNIVES... TWO POLICE HATS,RED AND BLUE L-E-D LIGHTS, ALOCK PICK SET, TWO CONTAINERS OFMACE, LASER LIGHTS FOR GUNS ASHOULDER HOLSTER, MEDIAEQUIPMENT AND MORE THAN 16-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH.PROSECUTORS SAY POLICE ALSOFOUND CHILDREN'S VIDEOS ANDTOYS. SHE BELIEVES GRIS HAM WASAT KINGS ISLAND TO ABDUCT ACHILD...AND HAD BEEN VIDEOTAPINGCHILDREN AT THE PARK THAT DAYTHROUGH A VIDEO CAMERA HIDDEN INHIS SUNGLASSES. A LOCAL FATHERWHO WE TALKED WITH EXCLUSIVELY,TOLD ME GRISHAM DID TRY TO TAKEHIS 2 YEAR OLD SON AND THAT'SWHAT LED TO HIS ARREST.AS OF RIGHT NOW ... GRISHAM ONLYFACES WEAPONS AND DRUG CHARGES.HE IS A CONVICTED FELON SO HEWASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE GUNS.HE REMAINS IN THE WARREN COUNTYJAIL ON A 200-THOUSAND DOLLARBOND. THIS CASE HAS BEEN BOUNDOVER TO A GRAND JURY.TONIGHT A KENTUCKY MAN IS LUCKY

Documents: Trucker had weapons, police equipment at Kings Island

A man suspected of planning to abduct a child from Kings Island brought numerous weapons, drugs and police equipment with him, according to court documents.